diff --git a/.changes/next-release/bugfix-AWSSDKforJavav2Bundle-c542e9a.json b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-AWSSDKforJavav2Bundle-c542e9a.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..15c500b1d1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-AWSSDKforJavav2Bundle-c542e9a.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "type": "bugfix",
+    "category": "AWS SDK for Java v2 Bundle",
+    "contributor": "",
+    "description": "Remove unused `META-INF/jandex.idx`. This file was shaded into the `bundle` JAR from a transitive dependency of the bundle, which also does not use this file."
+}
diff --git a/bundle-sdk/pom.xml b/bundle-sdk/pom.xml
index 84d844c7b2c..72e0b62a572 100644
--- a/bundle-sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/bundle-sdk/pom.xml
@@ -188,6 +188,14 @@
                                 <include>software.amazon.eventstream:eventstream</include>
                             </includes>
                         </artifactSet>
+                        <filters>
+                            <filter>
+                                <artifact>com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine</artifact>
+                                <excludes>
+                                    <exclude>META-INF/jandex.idx</exclude>
+                                </excludes>
+                            </filter>
+                        </filters>
                         <relocations>
                             <relocation>
                                 <pattern>org.apache</pattern>